Kristina Ackley

Kristina Ackley is an Academic Dean for Native Programs and Experiential Learning at Evergreen, where she has worked since 2000. She is a citizen of the Oneida Nation and focuses on Indigenous ways of knowing through relational placemaking, bridging communities and interdisciplinary studies.

• Education: Ph.D. in American Studies (2001, SUNY Buffalo); M.A. in American Indian Law and Policy (1995, University of Arizona); B.A. in History and Political Science (1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison).

Her research integrates Indigenous knowledge systems with themes like language revitalization, health, art, and cultural relationships to mass American culture. She contributes to journals such as American Indian Quarterly and American Indian Culture and Research Journal, and authored a book with Syracuse University Press (2015).

Fields of Study: American Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Law and Policy, History, Community Studies.